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iPOWER Hour Episode 18: IBM i Technologies to Know About When Working Remotely

Posted on April 1, 2020
 
In Episode 18 Pete Massiello and Laurie LeBlanc talk about IBM i techonologies to know about while working remotely and some of the best practices to follow.

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iPOWER Hour Episode 17: My Company is Moving off IBM i, Now What?

Posted on March 20, 2020
 
In Episode 17 Laurie LeBlanc talks to Ron Dolan and Richie Palma from iTech Solutions about if your company starts talking about going off platform, what you can do and what you need to think about.

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iPOWER Hour Episode 16: The Staying Power of Power Systems

Posted on February 19, 2020
 
Maybe you’ve seen the Power Roadmaps, or have even asked: “What’s the future of IBM i and Power Systems”? In Episode 16, Pete Massiello and Laurie LeBlanc answer this question and talk about the Staying Power of Power Systems and the future of IBM i. 

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iPOWER Hour Episode 15: FRS reduces their RTO from 48+ hours to 4 hours with iTech Solutions Group

Posted on January 22, 2020
 
In this episode, Pete Massiello and Laurie LeBlanc talk with Carl Novit, Vice President and owner of Foodservice & Restaurant Supply (FRS), about his experience with iTech Solutions and how iTech was able to reduce his recovery time objectives when doing his DR and HA.

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iPOWER Hour Episode 14: The Next Generation of IBM i Professionals

Posted on December 19, 2019
 
In this episode, Laurie LeBlanc talks with some of the next generation IBM i professionals; Richie Palma from iTech Solutions, Steven McIver from O’Reilly Auto Parts, Marina Schwenk from Everbrite, and Ajay Gomez from Profound Logic. Listen as they discuss how they ended up working on IBM i, challenges faced on the platform and advice they would other young professionals just starting out in this industry.
 

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iPOWER Hour Episode 13: Women In Tech

Posted on December 3, 2019
 
In this episode, guest host Heather Dinho talks to some of the women on the team at iTech Solutions (Amy Upton, Laurie LeBlanc, Peg Tuttle and Yvonne Enselman) on what it means to be a woman in tech.
 

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POWER9 – Which is Better: Internal or External Storage?

Posted on November 20, 2019

Most IBM i customers have an ERP package on their IBM Power server that runs their business.  Typically, a small or mid-sized company can comfortably operate with one Power9 core activation, that provides a CPW of 13,125.  The IBM Power9 model S914 has two processor options, a 4-core, and a 6-core.  Which one do you get if you only need 1 core activation?  The 4-core server is physically the same as the 6-core server, except for the processor and the other differences shown in the table below.

Feature 4-core 6-core
Maximum Cores 4 6
Maximum Memory 64GB 1TB
Maximum Internal Disk Drives 10 (283GB HDD or 387GB SSD) 672, many HDD & SSD sizes
BUS Expansion None 1 drawer – 6 adapter slots
Software Tier Group P05 P10

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iPOWER Hour Episode 12: 7.2 End of Support ( POWER7, POWER7+, 7.2) and What It Means

Posted on November 15, 2019
 
In this episode, Pete Massiello and Laurie LeBlanc talk with Richie Palma from the iTech team on 7.2 End of Support ( POWER7, POWER7+, 7.2) and what it means.
 

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iPOWER Hour Episode 11: Technology Refreshes – What’s Changed in the Last 6 Months

Posted on November 7, 2019
 
In this episode, Pete Massiello and Laurie LeBlanc talk with Steve Pitcher from the iTech team on the latest technology refreshes and what has changed in the last 6 months.
 

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iPOWER Hour Episode 10: Keeping Your IBM i, FSP, and HMC up to date with the latest PTF

Posted on October 28, 2019
 
In this episode, Pete Massiello and Laurie LeBlanc talk with Nathan Williams from the iTech team on Keeping Your IBM i, FSP, and HMC up to date with the latest PTF .
 

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iPOWER Hour Episode 9: How to Recover Quickly and Minimize Downtime

Posted on October 7, 2019
 
In this episode, Pete Massiello and Laurie LeBlanc talk with Steve Pitcher from the iTech team on How to Recover and How to Recovery Quickly and Minimize Downtime.
 

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iPOWER Hour Episode 8: Modernizing May Trucking

Posted on September 30, 2019
 
In this episode, Pete Massiello and Laurie LeBlanc talk with Becki Wagoner from May Trucking about her recently released case study in IBM Systems Magazine, detailing her move to a POWER8 machine.
 

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iPOWER Hour Episode 7: Installing POWER9

Posted on August 29, 2019
 
In this episode, Pete Massiello and Laurie LeBlanc talk with iTech Solutions’ Nathan Williams about installing a POWER9.
 

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iPOWER Hour Episode 6: Next Generation Backup for IBM Power Servers ft. Cybernetics

Posted on August 16, 2019
 
In this episode, Pete Massiello and Laurie LeBlanc talk with Cyberneics’s Derek Henderson and Steve Jones about Cybernetics and the next generation back up for IBM Power Servers.
 

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iPOWER Hour Episode 5: What’s New With Open Source on IBM i?

Posted on July 19, 2019
 
In this episode, Pete Massiello and Laurie LeBlanc talk with iTech Solution’s Steve Pitcher about what’s new with open source on IBM i.   
 

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